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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1986
Page
2
Thomas Bryant eight performs five flips in a row on discarded mattresses in Newburgh New York as the scene unfolds. The report notes the stunt’s safety concerns and local reaction to the boy’s daring act. The AP mentions no injuries or legal actions stemming from the incident.
Mayor W. Wilson Goode honors Stevie Wonder with a Braille proclamation for his music and humanitarian work. Goode praises Wonder as a rare figure who sparks excitement and emotion as bleachers fill the reception room with over 200 attendees.
Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University marks its 350th anniversary with celebrities Tom Rush Walter Cronkite George Plimpton Maureen McGovern and Tommy Walker among organizers. The five day event begins September 3 with a Rush concert September 5 and a stadium show September 6 produced by Walker who did 1984 Olympic Games effects.
New York financier Felix Rohatyn and his wife Elizabeth will mentor about 30 Lower East Side students through high school graduation and fund their college tuition. Rohatyn, Lazard Freres partner, helped steer New York City out of its 1970s fiscal crisis. Placido Domingo travels to Mexico City with 150000 in medical supplies for quake damaged hospital, part of Operation California delivering over 1.5 million in aid.
City officials confirm Deputy Chief Jones was suspended amid a joint city and federal probe. Stewart delayed action due to ongoing investigation. Jones subpoenaed to testify before a Midland grand jury. City Manager Harrison declined to elaborate while noting the rarity of suspensions at deputy chief rank.
UTPB launches a 15 million dollar fund drive for the Center for Energy and Economic Diversification while UT regents pledged a 500 thousand grant for planning. Governor White's plan could cut Sul Ross State University by about 426 thousand from a 5.93 million appropriation, with officials warning that proposals must still pass legislative review.
Norris warns unemployment benefits are ending for many in Odessa causing about 1.6 million dollars a month in lost economic activity. He notes declines may hit services retail trade and government while oil related jobs face benefit exhaustion and retraining pressures. Labor Department delays and eligibility questions under Trade Readjustment Act complicate aid for affected workers. A Midland TEC spokeswoman says first time claims data are not yet available.
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy skies in the Permian Basin tonight with upper 60s lows and southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. A low rain chance under 20 percent persists until midnight with isolated storms, and Saturday highs reach the mid 90s with south winds 10 to 15 mph and a continued slight storm risk.
New Mexico expects partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and possible heavy thundershowers south and west this evening. Oklahoma statewide scattered thunderstorms through Saturday with highs mainly in the 90s. Louisiana partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms, mainly south, highs 90 to 95. Arkansas cloudy and warm with thunderstorms through Saturday, possible heavy rain in the northwest today.
Strong storms swept the central states with rain dampening the East South and West. Tornado reports surfaced in Rhode Island and Massachusetts where a man died by lightning. Fair weather appeared in the northern Plains California Oregon Iowa and Minnesota as heavy storms moved through Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Kansas. Rain extended from Pennsylvania and New York to northern Maine with heavy rain in east central New York and showers stretched from the Southeast to the lower Ohio Valley and across the western Great Lakes.
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